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Dave Smith serves as chief strategy officer for Larry H. Miller Management Corporation (MMC). As part of the executive management team at MMC, David provides overall strategic direction, capital allocation, and investment leadership. During his tenure at MMC, he has overseen LHM Real Estate, Total Care Auto Powered by Landcar, and Saxton Horne Communications, and he did a six-month stint as Group interim CEO and served as the interim president of Prestige Financial Services (PFS) for the past year.

Smith joined the LHM Group of Companies in 2013 as director of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). He has held increasing roles of responsibility, including leading the Risk/Safety, IT, Human Resources and Communications functions, as well as Saxton Horne and Total Care Auto Powered by Landcar. As CSO, he continues to oversee the company’s M&A and divestitures strategy.

Prior to joining LHM, Smith was the head of M&A for Leucadia National Corporation, director of Business Development for Koch Industries, and a plant lead for the Divestitures Group of Ford Motor Company. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science/Economics from the University of Utah and an MBA from Brigham Young University, where he was also a Hawes Scholar. Smith previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Salt Lake City Branch of the San Francisco Federal ReserveSmith and his wife, Karen, have five children and reside in Bountiful, Utah.